New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-11-02
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General Farm and Stock Notes,

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General Farm and Stock Notes.
Sheep require very careful manage
ment. They need the right kind OF
food; just the right quantity Of it;
dry healthful range and pasture. and
plenty Of fresh air. When rightly
managed they are the most profitable
Of farm stock---even in these depressed
timesbut otherwise they come to
grief more quickly and more fatally,
than any other.
At the late Forestry Congress it was
stated by Professor Budd that in
Iowa they had found that white pine
was one OF the best timbers to grow.
Groves planted eighteen years ago
were now from 40 to SO feet IN height.
No particular experiments had been
made with red pine, but it seemed to
flourish wherever planted and proved
very ornamental. Obsery made
by the Iowa people had shown that in
ldrOuth white pine made the best
growth Of any tree in the state Red
pine probably came next. and it was
followed by white spruce. OF course,
this excepted silver spruce, which
seemed to make home and flourish
everywhere.
A writer in Hoard's Dairyman ar
CUES that insteadof Offering a prize for
the COW that can make the most but
ter, we should offer QUE for the COW
that makes the most at the least
COST Had this been the rule at the
late National Dairy Show, he says,
the Holstein COW, Clothilde, and her
daughter, would not have gotten the
prize. The little Jersey COW, Gold
Lace, weighing not half as much as
Clothilde, makes within 8 1-2 ounces as
much butter Her butter must have
been made so per cent. cheaper.
Whether the large or small COW be
the more profitable on small farms, is
a disputed question. AS rule, good
feed and good care has not little to
do with the question OF profit or loss.
The advocates Of large COWS urge that
there is an increased value in such
stock when it comes to the butcher,
but this is not of much consequence,
for such beef does not have a high
market value. Select whatever kind
we may for the diary, if we consult
our profits we must look for the one
that makes the best returns for her
keep, all other considerations of size
and weight are only of minor import
ance. The best COW at the milk pail
will be the best breed for the owner.
French farmers commence to adopt
the German plan OF dealing with the
wool clip-that is, several owners as
sociate to classify feeces according to
fneness. Generally five classes are
made. Lambs are shorn at six in pref
erence to eighteen months old, but
then there is special demand for
their wool for cashmeres and merinos.
| The Romans were so particular about
excellence OF fleece that they covered
their best sheep with skin jackets to
! protect the wool from external injury.
The plan rendered it firer, more easily
secured and dyed, and it fetched a
higher price. In respest to washing
sheep France to-day adopts come OF
the practices OF the early Gauls.
The COW that has been dried off
and is waiting to come in fresh, must
also be fed intelllgently, not only to
provide food for herself and embryo
calf, but to bring her into good con-
dition when she is ready for milk; but
she will not have that heavy drain on
her system which pertains to the COW
in full flow. The steer, fully matured,
and if the season be not advanced, in
order to more easily fatten him for
market, is content with very ordinary
rations until the time arrives for fill.
ing his frame with choice beef. If the
wants OF each animal be noticed, and
the food be given in q manner SO as
best to promote the objects sought,
there will be quite a saving in the
course of % season if the herd is a
large one.